''High Society'' is a 2018 South Korean

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directed by

Byun Hyuk Byun Hyuk (born January 1, 1966), also known as Daniel H. Byun, is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He graduated from La Fémis in 1997. Best known for his working on his film debut ''Interview'' (2000) using the Dogme 95 movement, ...

. It stars

Park Hae-il Park Hae-il (; born 26 January 1977) is a South Korean actor. He began his acting career in theater, but soon gained the film industry's attention in 2003 with '' Scent of Love'' and '' Memories of Murder''. Park's film career took off, with lea ...

and Soo Ae. The film was released in South Korea on August 29, 2018.

Plot

The story of a married couple who is at the upper end of the social ladder. The husband is a professor at the

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who is running for the National Assembly, and his wife is the deputy director of and a curator at a big art gallery.

Cast

as Jang Tae-joon * Soo Ae as Oh Soo-yeon *

Yoon Je-moon Yoon Je-moon (born March 9, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He appears in theater, film and television, notably in the movies ''The Man Next Door'' (2010) and '' Dangerously Excited'' (2012), and the TV series '' The End of the World'' (2013). ...

as Han Yong-suk *

Ra Mi-ran Ra Mi-ran (; born March 6, 1975) is a South Korean actress and television personality. She is best known for her roles in the television series ''Reply 1988'' (2015–2016), '' Avengers Social Club'' (2017), and '' The Good Bad Mother'' (2023) ...

as Lee Hwa-ran *

Lee Jin-wook Lee Jin-wook (; born September 16, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame with leading roles in the romance series '' Glass Castle'' (2008–2009) and '' I Need Romance 2012'' (2012), before gaining wider recognition with his role in th ...

as Shin Ji-ho * Han Joo-young * Kim Kyu-sun as Park Eun-ji * Park Joo-hee as Reporter Yoon * Park Sung-hoon *

Kim Kang-woo Kim Kang-woo (; born July 11, 1978), who debuted in 2002. He is known for his work in various fields such as movies, dramas, and theater, and is a graduate of Chung-Ang University's Department of Theater and Film. He is best known from his roles ...

(special appearance) as Baek Kwang-hyun * Lee Hong-nae as an Intern. * Mao Hamasaki as Minami Oshima.

Production

Principal photography began on November 1, 2017. Production ended on January 11, 2018.

Reception

The film was released on August 29, 2018 in South Korea, showing at 867 screens across the country. During its opening day, the film finished second, trailing behind '' On Your Wedding Day'' by attracting 131,802 moviegoers with gross. It became the domestic R-rated film with the biggest opening day for 2018. However, the film dropped to third place during the weekend, finishing behind ''On Your Wedding Day'' and new release of the week ''

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'' by attracting 291,228 moviegoers with gross. It suffered a 72.5% gross drop during its second weekend, finished at fourth place with from 85,522 attendance. As of September 10, 2018, the film attracted 766,031 total admission with gross.

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, tt8865580
''High Society'' at AllMovie

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